{"product_id":"waist-deep-paperback","title":"Waist Deep - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLinea Maja Ernst\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNicolette Sherilyn Hellberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Clever, wry, and incredibly sexy.\" --Susannah Dickey, author of \u003ci\u003eTennis Lessons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe luscious summer novel and international sensation. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA story about friends, lovers, and friends' lovers.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFive friends from university; seven summer days in a lakehouse in Denmark. A chance to swim, catch up, and mess around like old times. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the idyll is fragile. Lost without the uninhibited magic of their youth, Sylvia is left wondering what happened to the radical ways of living they embraced at university. Tensions rise under moonlit swims and wine-drenched dinners, and Sylvia is stunned to learn her old crush Esben will be getting married at the end of the week--a crush her monogamous girlfriend would definitely not approve. While the group sunbathe, cook, and flirt their way to midsummer night, new desires prove not everyone has left their arcadian fantasies behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn instant bestseller in Scandinavia and now translated into ten languages, \u003ci\u003eWaist Deep \u003c\/i\u003eis a modern \u003ci\u003eMidsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e that offers a provocative flourish to the perennial question: does growing up have to mean giving up on your dreams?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinea Maja Ernst is a staff writer at the Danish newspaper \u003ci\u003eWeekendavisen\u003c\/i\u003e, where she writes about literature, pop culture, and private life. \u003ci\u003eWaist Deep \u003c\/i\u003eis her debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 09, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48049774428381,"sku":"9781668246085","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/aaM8zi4k7q9781668246085.webp?v=1781747395","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/waist-deep-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}